Patricia A. Pennington, 79, Jasper
Patricia A. Pennington, 79, of Jasper, passed away at 9:20 pm on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at the Timbers of Jasper.
Patricia was born in Whiting, Ind., on January 20, 1944, to Samuel L. and Mary P. (Kowalczyk) Farina.
She married Larry Pennington on November 19, 1960, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Hammond, Indiana.
She was a homemaker and worked various other jobs throughout her life.
She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Ireland, Indiana.
Patricia lived a life full of fun, adventure, music, laughter, family, friends, and, most importantly, love. She loved listening to music and dancing to her record player in her living room, especially to Elvis. She enjoyed fishing adventures, sweet-talking the fish to take her bait, watching her son and grandsons race motocross, having gatherings with family and friends, and traveling with her family. Patricia had a never-ending supply of love that lives on in each person whose lives she touched.
She is survived by her husband, Larry D. Pennington of Jasper; one daughter, Jeanne Schitter (Bob) of Jasper; one son, David Pennington (Carla) of French Lick; three grandchildren, Valerie Wood (D.J.), David Pennington (Andrea), and Michael Pennington (Kristina); five great-grandchildren, Harper, Knox and Crew Wood and Weston and Casey Pennington; three sisters, Mary Ann Molden of DeMotte, Joan Clark of Jasper, and Samuela Farina of DeMotte; one brother, Donald Farina of Ferdinand; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents, one sister, Sandra Schill, and two brothers, Leonard and Samuel Farina.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Patricia A. Pennington will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Ireland, Indiana, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Mass time at St. Mary Catholic Church on Tuesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church or to a favorite charity.
Online condolences may be made at www.becherkluesner.com.
